After all, it is customary to cook such a vegetable either on the stove or in the oven. However, there are many recipes. delicious dishes that involve the use of a microwave oven.

In this article, we will present you several ways on how to bake potatoes in the microwave. Using them, you can quickly and easily prepare delicious and hearty side dish, as well as a complete second course.

A simple recipe in the microwave

The most common option for preparing a side dish in a microwave oven is jacket potatoes. For such a dish we need:

• small table salt - ½ dessert spoon;
• sunflower oil without aroma - 100 ml;
• large sweet onion - 1 head;
• medium potatoes - 3-4 pcs.

Preparing vegetables for baking

To tasty and quickly bake potatoes in the microwave, the tubers should be properly processed. First, they are washed with a brush, and then several through punctures are made with a thin knife or fork. After that, the tubers are wrapped in paper napkins thoroughly soaked in plain water... This is done so that the potatoes are baked well in the shortest possible time.

Cooking process

How to quickly and tasty bake potatoes in the microwave? The cooking time for such a side dish is 15-17 minutes.

After the tubers are laid out in wet paper towels, they are placed in not very deep plates with a small amount of water. Then the vegetables are straightened. At maximum power, the tubers are cooked until completely soft. In this case, the potatoes are regularly turned over.

How to serve correctly?

While the potatoes are baking in the microwave oven, you can start preparing a special dressing. To do it, onion peeled and then chopped into rings. After that, it is laid out in a deep bowl, salted and flavored with sunflower oil.

Having cooked potatoes in their uniforms, they are taken out of the microwave, and then carefully removed from paper napkins... In this form, vegetables are presented to the table along with salt and onions.

Delicious and aromatic baked potatoes in the microwave

The grill for such a dish is rarely used. In addition, not all brands of microwave ovens have a similar function. In this regard, we decided to do without it.

So, for cooking in a rustic way, we need:

Preparing the ingredients

Now you know how much time you need to bake potatoes in the microwave. However, this information is not enough to make a really delicious and hearty dish... In this regard, we suggest using this recipe.

Before baking potatoes, they should be well processed. To do this, the oblong tubers are thoroughly washed, peeled, and then cut into slices. Then they are laid out in a large bowl, flavored with tomato paste, dried dill, sweet paprika, black pepper and basil. All ingredients are mixed well by hand and put into the culinary sleeve.

Heat treatment process

After filling the culinary sleeve, it is tied and sent to the microwave oven. The potatoes are cooked for 18 minutes at the maximum power of the device.

Serving a side dish for dinner

Having prepared delicious potatoes with spices in culinary sleeve, it is carefully taken out and put in a common plate. The garnish is sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs on top and served with sour cream and meat.

Cooking "Chip-potatoes" in the microwave

How to bake potatoes in the microwave along with bacon and cheese? To do this, you must use the following products:

• small table salt - ½ dessert spoon;
• dried dill, sweet paprika, black pepper, basil - apply to taste;
• tomato paste - ½ dessert spoon;
• fragrant pork bacon- 3-4 slices;
• Russian hard cheese - 3-4 plastic;
• mayonnaise is not very fatty - 200 g;
• medium oblong potatoes - 3-4 pcs.

Forming the dish

For the preparation of "Crumbs-potatoes" oblong tubers are used. They are washed well, peeled, and then cut into an accordion. Slices of bacon and cheese are placed between the petals. After that, each product is laid out in a baking bag and poured with a mixture of low-fat mayonnaise, tomato paste, table salt, dried dill, sweet paprika and basil. At the end, all the potatoes are tied well.

We bake the dish in the microwave

Having formed the "Little Potato", it is placed in a microwave oven. The dish is baked at maximum power for 16-18 minutes. Periodically, the products are turned over.

Serving a delicious potato dish to the table

Now you know how to bake potatoes in the microwave. After the vegetables are tender, they are taken out of the sleeve and neatly laid out on a plate. Having sprinkled the "Crumb-potato" with fresh herbs, the dish is served along with a slice of bread and homemade pickles. If desired, the potatoes can be seasoned with a little sour cream.

Let's sum up

As you can see, cook potatoes in microwave oven is quite real. The main thing is to comply with all the requirements of the recipes that were presented above. Bon Appetit!

My family is very fond of potatoes, especially fried ones, but french fries are beyond competition. Of course, I try to use as little oil as possible when frying, but then the taste is different. We constantly hear that "the cafe tastes better."

Not so long ago, I came across a recipe for potatoes in the microwave, where they described how you can cook potatoes deliciously in 10 minutes. The recipe was called: "Potatoes in the microwave quickly and easily." Since I use the microwave oven solely to warm up food, I doubted, but still decided to check, the process, and the speed, and most importantly, the taste of the dish were very temptingly described. Thinking that I was not losing anything anyway, I put a bag of potatoes in the machine and waited. And what was my surprise when, after the allotted 10 minutes, the potatoes were completely ready! The bonus was just delicious flavor in the whole kitchen!

After serving slices of potatoes with mayonnaise and ketchup, I heard the cherished: "better than in a cafe." My home was completely satisfied with the taste and aroma, and me - the simplicity and speed of preparation, and the use of minimum quantity oils. A quick and easy recipe for potatoes in the microwave is a lifesaver when you are pressed for time.

Microwave LG intellowave.

Ingredients

• potatoes 8 pcs.
• sunflower oil 2 tbsp. l.
• mixture of Italian herbs 0.25 tsp
• a mixture of ground peppers to taste
• salt to taste

How to cook potatoes in the microwave quickly and easily

1. I prepare everything you need. Peel and rinse the potatoes.
2. 
   I cut each tuber into 4-6 pieces, depending on the size. I put the pieces in the baking sleeve.
3. 
   Falling asleep italian herbs, salt and pepper mixture.
4. 
   Pouring in vegetable oil... I mix everything right in the bag, gently kneading it in my hands so that each piece is covered with a thin layer of oil and spices. I tie the sleeve tightly, trying to leave as little air as possible inside. Be sure to cut a few small holes with a knife for steam to escape. If this is not done, the bag will swell and explode inside the microwave.
5. 
   I put the sleeve with the potatoes in the plate, so it will be more convenient to get the dish out of the microwave. I set the timer for 10 minutes, the power is maximum (in my model 700 W).
6. 
   After the allotted time, the potatoes will be completely cooked and easily pierced with a fork or knife.

Now you know how to cook potatoes in the microwave quickly and easily.

On a note:

• try to cut the potatoes into pieces of approximately the same size so that the dish cooks evenly,
• a set of spices can be any, it is good to replace the cooking oil with olive oil, it will turn out more delicious.

Feed unexpected guests or cook hearty dinner when, after a hard day, there was no strength left to sweat at the stove? Easily! Come to the aid of a vegetable-lifesaver - potatoes, and the "fastest" kitchen assistant - a microwave oven. I will tell you how you can cook delicious fragrant, crumbly potatoes in the microwave quickly and easily, spending a maximum of 10-12 minutes. In this case, the microwave can be used the simplest, without any additional functions (grill, convection). It is enough that she can heat food. Everything!

I offer the simplest and, one might say, basic variant- baked potatoes flavored only with salt and spices. But if you wish, you can add a slice or two of garlic to it, a handful grated cheese or some other vegetable. In general, the thing is great! Be sure to try it, it is really fast, simple and delicious!

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.5-0.7 kg (if you wish, you can take more),
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.,
• salt - 1/3 tsp,
• seasonings and spices - any to your taste and in the desired amount.

How to quickly and easily cook potatoes in the microwave

For baking in a microwave oven, you can take any potatoes. Young enough just to wash with a brush. The middle-aged will first have to be thoroughly washed, dried and peeled in any way you are accustomed to - with a knife or a vegetable peeler. We cut out all the holes and wormholes along the way.

After the peeled potatoes should be cut into slices so that they are all about the same size. I usually cut the medium tuber into 4 parts.

Then we take a simple cellophane bag and load all the potato slices into it. Pour oil into the bag, add salt and selected seasonings. I use: potato seasoning, dried herbs (parsley and basil), some mixture ground peppers and a pinch of paprika - to give the potatoes an appetizing color.

Now we tie the potatoes, trying to release the air as much as possible, and begin to shake very intensively or even grind the potatoes with all the seasonings. They stick a little from the oil, so shake and grind so that they evenly cover all the potato slices.

The final touch - for steam to escape (so that the bag does not burst during baking), we make 3-4 holes in the bag.

In this form, we send the potatoes to the microwave. It can be put on the microwave tray right in the bag - there is nothing to worry about. But I prefer to put it on a plate, and already in it load the potatoes into the micro. For what? Yes, it will be so trite it will be easier to take it out of the stove.

We put the microwave on maximum power (mine has a power of 700 W) and set the timer to 10, maximum 12 minutes. With longer baking, the potatoes will begin to dry out and lose their juiciness. After the signal, we take out the potatoes from the microwave, open the package. We check for readiness by piercing it with a knife: it comes in easily and maybe crumbles a little - it's done! If it seems to you that it is still damp, return it to micro for a couple of minutes (but I never had to do that).

We take out the potatoes from the bag, put them on plates and serve. Fast and delicious side dish from aromatic, crumbly potatoes is ready! Bon Appetit!

Potatoes are one of the most popular food products in the world, and they are especially recognized in Eastern Europe. And this is fully justified, because its tubers are unusually tasty, inexpensive, and there are about a thousand ways to prepare them. Prepared from potatoes various mashed potatoes, potato pancakes and even dough, fry it, boil it and bake it. In most cases, potato dishes take a long time to cook, but, fortunately, modern household appliances can significantly speed up this process.

This is a microwave oven. With its help, you can cook your favorite baked potatoes several times faster.

Surely you have ever used a sleeve or baking bags and ready-mix seasonings and spices that come with them. So potatoes in the microwave in a plastic bag are prepared according to a similar principle - the baked product (in our case, potatoes) is folded into a bag, spices are added there, after which the filled bag is sent for baking. Everything is simple, but with a microwave it is also as fast as possible. Complete potato lunch you will be ready in just some 10-15 minutes. And most importantly, anyone who has a microwave oven can use this method of cooking potatoes, even if it is already "aged" and not as functional as modern models! In general, potatoes in the microwave in a plastic bag - perfect way nourishing and tasty food for the whole family in 15 minutes. Be sure to try!

Taste Info Potato second courses

Ingredients

• fresh potatoes - 500-700 g;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• seasonings and spices - at your discretion and to taste;
• vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. l .;
• regular plastic bag - 1 pc.

How to cook baked potatoes in the microwave in a plastic bag

The process is actually very simple. Carefully wash the potatoes, cut off the peel with a thin tape, cut out all the wormholes. Rinse the tubers once more and cut them into pieces of the desired size - larger or smaller, as you like more. The main thing to consider is that the finer the potatoes are cut, the faster they will come to readiness.

Now we take a plastic bag and put all the potatoes in it.

Salt and selected seasonings / spices are also added to the bag. You can take any seasonings, this is a matter of personal culinary preferences. This variant uses: a mixture of spices for potatoes, dried parsley and a mixture of coarsely ground peppers.

Shook - and pierce the package with a knife in several places, 3-4 "pricks" will be enough. Now the potatoes are ready to go into the microwave. Basically, you can put the filled bag directly on the glass microwave tray; nothing will be done with the bag. But it will be easier and faster to take out the finished potatoes if you put the bag in an ovenproof dish or at least on a regular plate.

We close the microwave, turn it on at maximum power and set the oven operating time to 10-15 minutes. - depending on the power of your micro and size potato slices... For more long time it is better not to set the timer, as the potatoes can turn out to be dry and "shrivel".

After the signal, carefully take out the finished potatoes and carefully cut the bag. You can pierce a couple of potato wedges to make sure everything is cooked through.

Ready! We put the potatoes on plates and serve. If desired, when serving, you can season the potatoes with butter or vegetable oil. Bon Appetit!

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Jacket potatoes in the microwave

Jacket potatoes are very fragrant dish... In addition, it is much more useful, because the peel contains vitamins and minerals that are not destroyed even during heat treatment. Using a microwave and conventional plastic bag cook it healthy dish can be done in just 5-8 minutes.

Ingredients:

• potato;
• spices to taste;
• tight package.

Preparation:

1. Wash tubers thoroughly. You can use a brush to clean the peel well of all dirt. Dry the potatoes with a towel.
2. Chop each tuber with a toothpick or fork.
3. Place potatoes in a bag, add spices to taste.
4. Tie the bag and shake it several times to mix the tubers with spices. Then place it in the oven and bake for 5-8 minutes at 600 watts. Exact time preparation depends on the size of the tubers and their number. When the bag is swollen a lot, the potatoes are ready.

Tip: When baking potatoes in the microwave in a bag, you need to take precautions, as the hot steam generated in the bag can cause burns.

Potatoes with bacon in the microwave

You can bake potatoes in the microwave in a bag not only separately, but also with bacon. Such potatoes may well pretend to be a full-fledged lunch or dinner, as well as be a fragrant side dish for meat and mushroom dishes... The recipe can help out in case of unexpected guests, because it needs available products, which are always found in almost every home. In addition, it will take no more than 15 minutes to prepare it.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 0.5 kg;
• sunflower oil - 2 tablespoons;
• lard - 80-100 g;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves (optional);
• onion - 1 small onion (optional);
• salt and spices to taste.

In addition to the specified ingredients, this recipe you can use fresh or dried herbs, a little bell pepper(you cannot put a lot, as it will give excess moisture, which will cause the potatoes to be boiled and not baked), chopped smoked meats, champignon slices and everything that your imagination tells you. When choosing additional ingredients it is important to consider only the cooking time - it should be approximately the same as that of potatoes.

Preparation:

1. Peel the potatoes, wash thoroughly and cut into wedges.
2. Cut the bacon into thin slices.
3. Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings.
4. Peel the garlic, grate on fine grater or chop with a garlic press.
5. Place all ingredients in a tight plastic bag or baking sleeve, add salt, oil and spices.
6. Tie the bag tightly and shake it several times to mix the ingredients.
7. Place the tied bag in the microwave and bake for 7-8 minutes at maximum power.

Tip: Choose a good one for baking with potatoes fresh lard which does not have bad smell... Otherwise, all potatoes will be hopelessly spoiled.

Advice

• You can use the baking sleeve to bake potatoes in the microwave. Any plastic bag is also suitable. The main thing is that it is clean, not damaged and dense enough.
• Potatoes should be baked in the microwave at high power - at least 600 watts.
• The potatoes are ready when the bag is inflated to its limit. In order to make sure that it is ready, you should pierce the tuber with a toothpick or fork.
• It is better to choose potatoes of the same size and variety, then they will cook at the same time.
• When opening a bag of baked potatoes, you need to be extremely careful - very hot steam will come out of it, which can cause serious burns.

Microwaved potatoes in a plastic bag are very easy and quick to cook - several times faster than, for example, in the oven. There are many variations of this dish. You can bake unpeeled tubers - "in their uniforms", you can peel potatoes and bake them whole or cut them, add all kinds of ingredients from onions to bacon or mushrooms.

For many housewives (especially those who are lazy and overly busy), the microwave oven has long become a reliable and loyal companion, “registered” in the kitchen space. It is this wonderful device that allows you to instantly warm up already prepared food without requiring any physical effort from the one who wants to eat. But this is not the limit of the capabilities of any even the most simple microwave oven.

Thanks to such a remarkable technical invention, it is possible to satisfy a sudden feeling of hunger or to feed household members who have suddenly returned from work or school by preparing a new dish in just a matter of minutes.

Yes, and at the workplace at lunchtime, too, it is not difficult to prepare yourself a "speedy meal". In such cases, you can use eggs or potatoes, that is, products that themselves cook quickly enough.

To your attention the 3 most easy ways cooking potatoes in a microwave with a nominal power of 800 watts.

How to cook potatoes in the microwave

For cooking in a microwave oven, be sure to use a plastic cover, because, firstly, then you do not have to collect food particles throughout the apparatus and wash it; secondly, the food cooked under the lid turns out to be much softer and softer.

1 way. Jacket potatoes in the microwave

For this dish you will need:

potato tubers are the same size, fork and flat plate.

Preparation:

Rinse the vegetable thoroughly, removing dirt, and wipe dry. Using a fork, make not very deep punctures in several places, place the tubers on a plate, cover with a lid and send them to the microwave for 6-7 minutes. For small potatoes, 3-4 minutes will be enough, for large ones - 8-9 minutes.

Check the readiness of the potatoes with a knife, then remove the "uniform" from it and use it as directed.

This way you can prepare potatoes for salads or side dishes. Alternatively, divide the potato tubers in half (lengthwise), grease with oil, season the place of the cut with spices and send to the oven in this form.

Method 2. Microwave potatoes with mayonnaise

For such a dish, you will need the following:

• potatoes, mayonnaise and vegetable oil (literally a couple of tablespoons each), spices (paprika, salt), a deep plate (soup).
• In addition to the suggested ingredients, you can use ketchup or mustard, herbs, garlic, cheese or soy sauce in short, any spices suitable for potatoes.

Preparation:

Peel the potatoes, cut into thin (3 mm) slices, place in a sieve or colander and rinse under cold water to rinse off excess starch.

Fold the potatoes (it is advisable to dry them) in a plate, season with spices and seasonings, mix thoroughly so that not a single circle is not smeared.

Place the filled plate in the microwave on the turntable and cover. Close the appliance door and set the cooking time to 6 minutes.

Again, check the readiness of the dish with a knife. You can use such a potato dish both as an independent dish and as a side dish for meat, mushrooms or fish.

Method 3. Microwave potatoes with garlic and cheese

This dish will require:

• potato, hard cheese(you can also use sausage), butter(30 grams), spices, garlic, deep plate.

Preparation:

Peel and cut the potato tubers into thin (maximum 5 mm) strips or small cubes. Rinse thoroughly under running water and pat dry with napkins.

Place the potatoes in a plate, add finely grated garlic and spices, and stir. If you wish, you can add more chopped carrots or onions.

Top with pieces of butter and microwave for 4 minutes.

After the timer beeps, remove the plate with fragrant potatoes, sprinkle with grated cheese and microwave for another 1.5 minutes.

You got a very aromatic a complete dish from potatoes with a soft and delicate creamy cheese taste. Serve with your family.

These are just the simplest and most affordable ways to cook potatoes in a microwave oven for every student. If, for example, seasoned chopped potatoes with spices and pour a little cream or broth, you can also get a very tender dish.

Bon Appetit!!!